Rosary

[Keenan]

Last night and this morning I prayed the rosary for the first time and I really loved it. Both times I stood up with a sense of peace & patience. I was wondering if people pray the rosary at mass? And how often do people pray the rosary? Did the Rosary come from St.Dominic or was it around before then?

PS: Thanks to the guy who showed me where to order a free rosary, I can't remember your name.

 

[colleen]

Clap! I pray the rosary daily, and it has been such a grace filled experience and drawn me closer to Our Lady and Our Lord. If you love the rosary you may also want to read the Glories of Mary and True Devotion.

Definitely, nothing wrong with praying your rosary before mass. I'm sure it would help you prepare for the mass. I say mine before going to bed each night.

 

[WarriorAngel]

Last night and this morning I prayed the rosary for the first time and I really loved it. Both times I stood up with a sense of peace & patience. I was wondering if people pray the rosary at mass? And how often do people pray the rosary? Did the Rosary come from St.Dominic or was it around before then?

PS: Thanks to the guy who showed me where to order a free rosary, I can't remember your name.

If you like, you could pray the Rosary before Mass, but not during. IMHO.

Also, praying the Rosary daily is the best thing to do.

The Rosary eventually evolved off the first Church's quoting the 150 psalms in scriptures.... by using 'pebbles'.
Then it slowly evolved into using the Hail Mary prayer 150 times.

Etc etc.

I did have a link to the history.

 

[Pennelope]

Since the Liturgy is the center of our life with God, generally it's best to avoid anything that would distract you from really praying the liturgy. But the Rosary is a wonderful contemplative way to allow Christ to draw you close. So glad for you.

 

[Rising_Suns]

“There has never been anything in the whole history of the world more moving than the wonderful story of the life, death, and glory of Our Savior, which is contained in the Holy Rosary” [St. Louis De Montfort, Secret of the Rosary]

 

[MrPolo]

Did the Rosary come from St.Dominic or was it around before then?

Here is an exhaustive entry about the Rosary from the Catholic Encyclopedia.

I also really like the story of the Battle of Lepanto in which the Rosary was central, if you are interested in some cool Rosary history.

 

[Ave Maria]

The Rosary is definitely one of the best devotions out there. They say that it is a great spiritual warfare tool. It helps to keep you from sin. Or I should say that Mary's prayers help to keep us from sin and obviously during the Rosary we are constantly requesting Mary's intercession. The intercession of Mary is one of the most powerful intercessions that we can obtain.

As for praying the Rosary during Mass, you shouldn't do it. If you want to pray the Rosary before Mass, that is fine. Many parishes have a public saying of the Rosary before or after Mass. You shouldn't pray the Rosary during Mass though because that would cause you to be distracted from the Mass even if it is just in a small way.

 

[Keenan]

Oh nono I wouldn't pray it actually during mass. Thanks for all the responses and the links guys. I'm doing remarkably well at resisting temptations these past few days, praying the rosary really manifests itself in day to day life it seems.

 

[hawko]

The rosary is my favorite devotion besides Holy Mass. I say it every day whenever I can fit it into my schedule. By saying the rosary, Our Lady will draw you much closer to her son Jesus. I hope that you will continue to make the rosary a regular part of your prayer life.

 

[ApollotheLizard]

The Rosary is a great thing indeed. I try to pray mine in the little free time that I have, every few days. But I do have a 1 Decade Rosary(a Rosary with only 1 set of 10 beads, the crucifix, and the string of beads that lead to it) that I carry around and try to say daily.